HELENA, Mont. – Two Valley City State University volleyball players earned their first collegiate All-Conference honors as the Frontier Conference announced its 2026 postseason awards Wednesday evening.

Freshman middle blocker Madysen Geist was named Second Team All-Conference, while senior setter Gracie Schumacher received Honorable Mention recognition. The awards were selected by the league's head coaches and presented during a ceremony at Carroll College in Helena, Mont.

Geist, a 5-foot-11 middle blocker from Moorhead, Minn., earned a spot among the conference's 14 second-team selections in her first collegiate season. She was one of two freshmen named to the second team.

Schumacher, a 5-foot-6 setter from Linton, N.D., capped her Viking career with her first All-Conference selection. She was one of 12 players to receive honorable mention recognition, adding another achievement to a senior season that also saw her surpass 1,000 career assists and earn a place among VCSU's career assists leaders.

The postseason honor adds to Schumacher's previous Academic All-Conference recognition for her work in the classroom.

The two Vikings were among 40 players recognized on the All-Conference teams, with 14 first-team selections, 14 second-team selections and 12 honorable mention honorees.